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Ukrainian pianist Valentina Lisitsa has taken an unusual path toward career development: she posted her Chopin performances to YouTube, gained a strong following there, and then hired the London Symphony Orchestra for a set of Rachmaninov concerto performances. The gambit seems to be working: Lisitsa's performances of late Romantic repertoire have been reasonably well received, and now she's earned the right to implement what one imagines was the point of the whole exercise in the first place: the pursuit of the crossover audience centered above all in Britain. There is no denying that Chasing Pianos works well. British composer Michael Nyman has made a long specialty out of minimalist music that shades in the direction of melodic pop. Although Nyman has stated that opera is his favored genre, the style is ideally suited to film scores, and his music for The Piano (1993) is a classic of the genre. That score, adapted for solo piano, is heavily featured here, along with music from other scores that is artfully chosen to give just enough contrast to avoid sheer repetitiveness without disturbing the basic calm surface. Lisitsa's style, flawlessly precise and slightly mechanical, fits this music in a rather eerie way, and fans of Nyman's music will doubtless find a fresh and exciting take on it here. Those coming to the music from the film The Piano or from one of the other soundtracks represented should also be pleased. The sound, from the concert hall at Britain's Wyastone Estate, is unusually well suited to the project: dreamy and soft without being overly gauzy.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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The Piano (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
The Diary Of Anne Frank (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Drowning by Numbers (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
The Diary Of Anne Frank (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Carrington (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
The End Of The Affair (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
A Zed And Two Noughts (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Man With A Movie Camera (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
The Diary Of Anne Frank (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
The Draughtman’s Contract (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
The Piano (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
The Claim (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
The Piano (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Wonderland (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Gattaca (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
The Piano (Michael Nyman)
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Michael Nyman, Composer - Will Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Valentina Lisitsa, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Van Ingen, Producer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
Ukrainian pianist Valentina Lisitsa has taken an unusual path toward career development: she posted her Chopin performances to YouTube, gained a strong following there, and then hired the London Symphony Orchestra for a set of Rachmaninov concerto performances. The gambit seems to be working: Lisitsa's performances of late Romantic repertoire have been reasonably well received, and now she's earned the right to implement what one imagines was the point of the whole exercise in the first place: the pursuit of the crossover audience centered above all in Britain. There is no denying that Chasing Pianos works well. British composer Michael Nyman has made a long specialty out of minimalist music that shades in the direction of melodic pop. Although Nyman has stated that opera is his favored genre, the style is ideally suited to film scores, and his music for The Piano (1993) is a classic of the genre. That score, adapted for solo piano, is heavily featured here, along with music from other scores that is artfully chosen to give just enough contrast to avoid sheer repetitiveness without disturbing the basic calm surface. Lisitsa's style, flawlessly precise and slightly mechanical, fits this music in a rather eerie way, and fans of Nyman's music will doubtless find a fresh and exciting take on it here. Those coming to the music from the film The Piano or from one of the other soundtracks represented should also be pleased. The sound, from the concert hall at Britain's Wyastone Estate, is unusually well suited to the project: dreamy and soft without being overly gauzy.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:41
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Valentina Lisitsa
- Composer: Michael Nyman
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2014 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2014 Decca Music Group Limited
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